[MassHistPres] Bank accounts for hist comm

[Phyllis Halpern]

Many years ago, the Weston Historical Commission was allowed to set up a
Gift Fund within the town's accounts.  It's where proceeds from books
related to Weston's 300th anniversary went, and there were other
contributions as well.

~Phyllis Halpern

On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 7:34 AM Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> At one time Brookline also had such a friends group, partly funded by
> funds from book publications.  I don’t know how active it is now.
>
> Dennis De Witt
>
> On Apr 27, 2026, at 2:51 PM, augiedef--- via MassHistPres <
> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Connie,
>
> I live in Brimfield. Several people in town, including a former Historical
> Commission member, created a non-profit Friends of Historic Brimfield (
> https://fohbrimfield.org) for the purpose of fundraising and supporting
> the Commission’s historical projects.
>
> Mike DeFalco
>
>
> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *Connie
> Hellwig via MassHistPres
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 23, 2026 1:43 PM
> *To:* Masshistpres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Bank accounts for hist comm
>
> Hello everyone - Our Historical Commission would like to have an online
> fundraising platform to raise funds for our conservation efforts, i.e.,
> 19th century book conservation, antiques restoration, etc. Our financial
> director has told us we cannot have our own bank account or online
> fundraising via PayPal or gofundme, etc. Have any of you managed to obtain
> a bank account for your Historical Commission?
>
> Connie Hellwig
> Chairman
> Salisbury Historical Commission
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